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Sanjay Reddy on the UN Development SystemSanjay Reddy presented at UNU-WIDER on Wednesday 23 June. Abstract – The UN’s Development Function: Time for Renewal The United Nations’ development function is vital to its purpose. Although the UN has many outstanding development...
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Charles Gore on Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10Charles Gore presented at the WIDER Seminar Series on 19 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10 Presentation slides An important feature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed as...
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Amina Ebrahim on can a wage subsidy system help reduce 50 per cent youth unemployment? Evidence from South Africa
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Shreshti Rawat on inequality of opportunity: informal sector estimates for India and policy implicationsShreshti Rawat will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 4 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality of opportunity: informal sector estimates for India and policy implications The persistence of a large informal sector in India has been a matter of...
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Patricia Funjika on social stratification and intergenerational mobility in Africa - examining linkages with pre-colonial African society
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Khoa Vu on the causal relationship between parental and children's educational attainment: Evidence from Vietnam
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Vito Peragine on Measuring inequality of opportunity: recent empirical findings and some new theoretical resultsVito Peragine will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 22 May 2019. Presentation – Measuring inequality of opportunity: recent empirical findings and some new theoretical results About the speaker Vito Peragine is Professor of Public...
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Ebaidalla Mahjoub Ebaidalla on understanding inequality of opportunity in child health in Sudan
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Ritwik Banerjee on the link between corruption and tax evasion - an experimental investigationRitwik Banerjee will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 May 2019. Abstract – T he link between corruption and tax evasion - an experimental investigation Developing countries are typically characterized by “hard-to-tax”...
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Aimable Nsabimana on weathering shocks: the effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan AfricaAimable Nsabimana will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 8 May 2019. Abstract – Weathering shocks: the effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan Africa The main objective of this study was to provide evidence on the...
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Opeyemi Akinyemi on green energy and green growth strategy for the sustainable development of sub-Saharan AfricaOpeyemi Akinyemi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 17 April 2019. Abstract – Green energy and green growth strategy for the sustainable development of sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable development is gaining ground as a paradigm shift...
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Saidou Abdoulaye Sy on Measuring energy poverty in Senegal
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Maureen Were on is export-led growth a mirage? The case of KenyaMaureen Were will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 April 2019. Abstract – Is export-led growth a mirage? The case of Kenya The role of exports in promoting economic growth has been widely acknowledged. However, despite trade...
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Vegard Iversen on employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from IndiaVegard Iversen will present this paper at the WIDER Seminar Series on 3 April 2019. Abstract – Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India We propose a new theory to explain why...
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Sandra Halvorsen on factory employment and fertility decisionsSandra Halvorsen will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 27 March 2019. Abstract – Factory employment and fertility decisions: Field experimental evidence from Ethiopia Female labor force participation and fertility rates are often found...
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James Robinson on an interpretation of African development